Absolute Beginner's Guide to Alternative Medicine
■ Chakras regulate the human energy system, as well as maintain the equilib- rium of health (purpose). ■ Linking body, mind, and ...
Throat Chakra Location Throat area Center of Communication, self-expression, creativity Gland Thyroid Organs/structures Throat ...
Aura Closely related to the chakras is the concept of aura. The aura is the energy field surrounding each person as far as the o ...
Level 5. Etheric Template Body Location Eighteen to 24 inches beyond the physical body Center of Higher will connected with divi ...
The California Institute for Human Science is the American center for research on a machine called the AMI, an acronym for “appa ...
usually in the navel or solar plexus chakra. All movement in the body originates from this center, providing the meeting point f ...
The breath is constantly adapting to accommodate the needs of the situation at hand. When people eat heavy meals or exercise rap ...
CHAPTER 2 HOW DOES ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE WORK? 31 stress and tension, the color of the breath exhaled begins to change from dark ...
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Non-Western Healing Methods PART II Traditional Chinese Medicine........... 35 Ayuredic Medicine.................. 51 Native Ame ...
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In This Chapter ■The history and philosophy of Traditional Chinese Medicine ■Theories of illness and health in Traditional Chine ...
What Is Traditional Chinese Medicine?. Shen Nong the Fire Emperor, said to have lived from 2698 to 2598 BC, is considered the fo ...
entire system. Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases are based on the con- cepts of chi, yinand yang, the five phases ...
Yin is the general category for passivity and is like water, with a tendency to be cold and heavy. Yin uses fluids to moisten an ...
organ. The yin organ is solid and dense, like the liver, while its yang partner is hol- low or forms a pocket, like the gallblad ...
Traditional Chinese Medicine traces the causes of disease to imbalances in these sets of five—elements, organs, seasons, and dir ...
Jingis the essence with which people are born, similar to Western concepts of genes, DNA, and heredity. Essence is the gift of o ...
diagnostic information is compiled to arrive at a “pattern of disharmony,” or bian zheng. Inspection refers to the visual assess ...
Types of sound are associated with the five phases and organ systems. How the per- son is breathing is a good indication of the ...
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